Love Olive Oil
We know we need to incorporate a moderate amount of healthy fats into our diet. Nuts, seeds, avocadoes, fish, and certain oils are all great ways to meet these needs. Olive oil is especially benefic ...
Flavonoid-rich diets may help reduce heart disease
Foods rich in flavonoids -- from apples and pears to dark chocolate and red wine -- may help shield postmenopausal women from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke, a new study sho ...
Super Soy Nuts to the Rescue!
I love soy nuts. They are a delicious little baked snack made from whole soybeans. They are similar in taste and texture to peanuts, but slightly crunchier. Chock full of isoflavones, they are as good ...
Blood test helps predict metabolic syndrome: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new blood test found that people with high levels of a type of damaged cholesterol were much more likely to develop metabolic syndrome, putting them at higher risk of heart dis ...
Half of Spaniards overweight: ministerial study
More than half of the adult population of Spain and one in four youngsters are overweight or obese, according to a ministry of health study released Monday.
"Fifty two percent of the adult population ...